Terry Davis (American football)

Terry Davis is a former college footballquarterback who played for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1970 to 1972.[1] He threw for 1,328 yards and 14 touchdowns. He is mostly known for running the football. He rushed for 865 yards and 16 touchdowns. He threw nine interceptions in his career. He finished fifth in the 1972 Heisman voting. He was the captain of the 1972 squad.

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Quarterback
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A quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the team and line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern American football, the quarterback is considered the leader of the offensive team. In modern American football, the quarterback is usually the leader of the offense, the quarterback touches the ball on almost every offensive play, and his successes and failures can have a significant impact on the fortunes of his team. Accordingly, the quarterback is among the most glorified and scrutinized positions in team sports, prior to each play, the quarterback will usually tell the rest of his team which play the team will run. After the team is lined up, the center will pass the ball back to the quarterback, usually on a running play, the quarterback will then hand or pitch the ball backwards to a half back or full back. On a passing play, the quarterback is almost always the responsible for trying to throw the ball downfield to an eligible receiver downfield. Depending on the scheme by his team, the quarterbacks role can vary. While quarterbacks in Canadian football need to be able to throw the ball often, in the NFL, quarterbacks are required to wear a uniform number between 1 and 19. In the CFL, the quarterback can wear any number from 0 to 49 and 70 to 99. Because of their numbering, quarterbacks are eligible receivers in the NCAA, NFHS, after a Super Bowl victory, the starting quarterback is the first player to be presented with the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The starting quarterback of the victorious Super Bowl team is chosen for the Im going to Disney World. Campaign, whether they are the Super Bowl MVP or not, examples include Joe Montana, Trent Dilfer, Dilfer was chosen even though teammate Ray Lewis was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXV, due to the bad publicity from Lewis murder trial the prior year. In addition to their role, quarterbacks are occasionally used in other roles. Most teams utilize a backup quarterback as their holder on placekicks, in the Wildcat, a formation where a halfback lines up behind the center and the quarterback lines up out wide, the quarterback can be used as a receiving target or a blocker. A more rare use for a quarterback is to punt the ball himself, Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway was known to perform quick kicks occasionally, typically when the Broncos were facing a third-and-long situation. As Roger Staubachs back-up, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Danny White was also the teams punter, ascending the starting role upon Staubachs retirement, White held his position as the teams punter for several seasons—a double duty he performed to All-American standard at Arizona State University. White also had two touchdown receptions as a Dallas Cowboy, both from the halfback option, if quarterbacks are uncomfortable with the formation the defense is using, they may call an audible change to their play

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Alabama Crimson Tide football
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The Alabama Crimson Tide football program represents the University of Alabama in the sport of American football. The team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the team is currently coached by Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide is among the most storied and decorated football programs in NCAA history, since beginning play in 1892, the program claims 16 national championships, including 11 wire-service national titles in the poll-era, and five other titles before the poll-era. From 1958 to 1982, the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Paul Bear Bryant, despite numerous national and conference championships, it was not until 2009 that an Alabama player received a Heisman Trophy, when running back Mark Ingram became the universitys first winner. In 2015, Derrick Henry became the universitys second Heisman winner, Alabama has 878 official victories in NCAA Division I, has won 30 conference championships and has made an NCAA-record 64 postseason bowl appearances. Other NCAA records include 23 winning streaks of 10 games or more and 19 seasons with a 10–0 start, the program has 34 seasons with 10 wins or more, and has 37 bowl victories, both NCAA records. Alabama has completed 10 undefeated seasons,9 of which were perfect seasons, the Crimson Tide leads the SEC West Division with 12 division titles and 11 appearances in the SEC Championship Game. Alabama holds a record against every current and former SEC school. The Associated Press ranks Alabama 4th in all-time final AP Poll appearances, Alabama plays its home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium, located on the campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. With a capacity of 101,821, Bryant-Denny is the 8th largest non-racing stadium in the world, Alabama has had 28 head coaches since organized football began in 1892. Adopting the nickname Crimson Tide after the 1907 season, the team has played more than 1,100 games in their 114 seasons, in that time,12 coaches have led the Crimson Tide in postseason bowl games, Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas, Harold D. Red Drew, Bear Bryant, Ray Perkins, Bill Curry, Gene Stallings, Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione, Mike Shula, Joe Kines, and Nick Saban. Eight of those coaches also won championships, Wade, Thomas, Drew, Bryant, Curry, Stallings, DuBose. During their tenures, Wade, Thomas, Bryant, Stallings, of the 27 different head coaches who have led the Crimson Tide, Wade, Thomas, Bryant, and Stallings have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The current head coach is Nick Saban, who was hired in January 2007, National championships in NCAA FBS college football are debated as the NCAA does not officially award the championship. Despite not naming an official National Champion, the NCAA provides lists of championships awarded by organizations it recognizes, beginning in 1936, the Associated Press began the best-known and most widely circulated poll of sportswriters and broadcasters. Before 1936, national champions were determined by research and retroactive ratings. The criteria for being included in this historical list of poll selectors is that the poll be national in scope, either through distribution in newspaper, television, since World War II, Alabama only claims national championships awarded by the final AP Poll or the final Coaches Poll

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College football
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It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. No minor league farm organizations exist in American football and it is in college football where a players performance directly impacts his chances of playing professional football. The best collegiate players will declare for the professional draft after 3 to 4 years of collegiate competition. Those not selected can still attempt to land an NFL roster spot as a free agent. Even after the emergence of the professional National Football League, college football remained extremely popular throughout the U. S, in many cases, college stadiums employ bench-style seating, as opposed to individual seats with backs and arm rests. This allows them to more fans in a given amount of space than the typical professional stadium. College athletes, unlike players in the NFL, are not permitted by the NCAA to be paid salaries, colleges are only allowed to provide non-monetary compensation such as athletic scholarships that provide for tuition, housing, and books. Modern North American football has its origins in various games, all known as football, by the 1840s, students at Rugby School were playing a game in which players were able to pick up the ball and run with it, a sport later known as Rugby football. The game was taken to Canada by British soldiers stationed there and was soon being played at Canadian colleges, the first documented gridiron football match was a game played at University College, a college of the University of Toronto, November 9,1861. One of the participants in the game involving University of Toronto students was William Mulock, a football club was formed at the university soon afterward, although its rules of play at this stage are unclear. In 1864, at Trinity College, also a college of the University of Toronto, F. Barlow Cumberland, modern Canadian football is widely regarded as having originated with a game played in Montreal, in 1865, when British Army officers played local civilians. The game gradually gained a following, and the Montreal Football Club was formed in 1868, early games appear to have had much in common with the traditional mob football played in England. The games remained largely unorganized until the 19th century, when games of football began to be played on college campuses. Each school played its own variety of football, Princeton University students played a game called ballown as early as 1820. A Harvard tradition known as Bloody Monday began in 1827, which consisted of a mass ballgame between the freshman and sophomore classes, in 1860, both the town police and the college authorities agreed the Bloody Monday had to go. The Harvard students responded by going into mourning for a figure called Football Fightum. The authorities held firm and it was a dozen years before football was again played at Harvard. Dartmouth played its own version called Old division football, the rules of which were first published in 1871, all of these games, and others, shared certain commonalities

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Joe Namath
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Joseph William Namath, nicknamed Broadway Joe and Joe Willie, is a former American football quarterback and actor. Namath was an AFL icon and played for that leagues New York Jets for most of his football career. He finished his career with the Los Angeles Rams and he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. Statistics belie Namaths enduring influence on the game of professional football and he retired after playing 143 games over 13 years in the AFL and NFL, including playoffs. Due mainly to chronic injuries that undermined his career at its peak, his record is 68 wins,71 losses, and four ties, 64–64–4 in 132 starts. He completed 1,886 passes for 27,663 yards, threw 173 touchdowns and he played for three division champions, earned one league championship, and one Super Bowl victory. In 1999, he was ranked number 96 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, in his 1975 autobiography, Alabama head coach Bryant called Namath the most natural athlete he had ever coached. Namath is known for boldly guaranteeing a Jets victory over Don Shulas NFL Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, already a celebrity, he was now established as a sports icon. He remained a recognizable figure in the media and sports worlds nearly half a century after his brashness cemented his identity in the public mind. Namath was born and raised in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania,30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and he is the son of Rose and János John Andrew Namath, a steelworker. While growing up, Namath was close to both of his parents, who eventually divorced, following his parents divorce, he lived with his mother. He was the youngest of four sons, with an adopted sister. Namath excelled in all sports at Beaver Falls High School and was a quarterback in football, guard in basketball. In an age when dunks were uncommon in high school basketball, coached by Larry Bruno at Beaver Falls, Namaths football team won the WPIAL Class AA championship with a 9–0 record in 1960. Coach Bruno later was his presenter to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, upon graduation from high school in 1961, he received offers from several Major League Baseball teams, including the Yankees, Indians, Reds, Pirates, and Phillies, but football prevailed. Namath graduated from college at age 64 in 2007, after he returned to the University of Alabama about forty years after leaving early to pursue a professional football. He successfully finished a 30-hour external program bachelor of degree in interdisciplinary studies. He was rejected by Maryland because his college-board scores were just below the schools requirements, after ample recruiting by Bryant, Namath accepted a full scholarship to attend Alabama

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Greg McElroy
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Gregory Vincent Greg McElroy, Jr. is a former American football quarterback of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets of the National Football League in the round of the 2011 NFL Draft. During his high school career, McElroy won several awards including being named an EA Sports All-American and he was the starting quarterback for the Crimson Tide football team. As a junior, he led the Crimson Tide to an undefeated 14–0 season, three days after announcing his retirement from the NFL, McElroy announced he would become a college football analyst for ESPNs SEC Network starting in August 2014. McElroy was born in Los Angeles, California to Greg and Jami McElroy, in 1998, when he was 10 years old, his father was hired by the Dallas Cowboys to oversee sales and marketing for the franchise, and the family moved to Southlake, Texas. As a former player at the University of Hawaii, Greg Sr. helped coach his sons Pee Wee football team. McElroy attended Carroll Senior High School, Southlake, Texas, playing head coach Todd Dodge. During his sophomore and junior seasons, McElroy played behind Chase Daniel, McElroys 56 touchdown passes ranks first all-time in the Texas 5A classification, and second all-time in Texas high school football history, behind only Graham Harrells 67 touchdowns in 2003. His 4,646 yards passing currently ranks fifth all-time in Texas, McElroy had full-scholarship offers from several Division I football schools, eventually committing to Texas Tech. However, he changed his commitment, accepting an offer from the Alabama Crimson Tide. In his first season, McElroy was redshirted by head coach Mike Shula, McElroy is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. On December 7,2010, McElroy was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a National Football Foundation scholar/athlete, after his redshirt freshman year, McElroy saw limited playing time behind second-year starting quarterback John Parker Wilson. He played part of a game versus Western Carolina, throwing his first collegiate touchdown pass in the quarter to tight end Nick Walker. He again saw late playing time verus rival Tennessee, in a 41–17 rout, in the 2008 season, McElroy again saw limited action. He made six appearances late in games during the regular season, McElroy threw his first pass of the season in a 41–7 win over Western Kentucky, completing 4 of 6 passes for 61 yards. In the following game versus Arkansas, McElroy threw his first career interception early in the 4th quarter and his first touchdown pass of the season came in a 36–0 rout of in-state rival Auburn in the annual Iron Bowl. His 34-yard strike to redshirt freshman Marquis Maze was the score of the game. In Alabamas 2009 A-Day game, McElroy played impressively and was expected to be the quarterback for the 2009 season

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AJ McCarron
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Raymond Anthony AJ McCarron Jr. is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals in the round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama, following the 2013 BCS National Championship Game against Notre Dame, McCarron became the first quarterback to win back-to-back consensus national championships in the BCS era. In addition, since his year, McCarron has been associated with three national title teams under coach Nick Saban,2009,2011, and 2012. McCarron was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama and he attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School from kindergarten to fourth grade before transferring to St. Pauls Episcopal School. At the age of five, McCarron was severely injured in a jet-ski accident and he first played football at Trimmier Park and then Langan Park in Mobile. He played on the same team as Mark Barron. During McCarrons junior season of high school, St. Pauls went 14-1, while attending St. Pauls, McCarron was recruited by several football programs in the Southeastern Conference, including Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi, and Tennessee. He committed to the Crimson Tide on May 3,2008 and he capped off his high school football career at the 2009 U. S. Army All-American Bowl. In his first season at Alabama, McCarron accepted a redshirt, during his redshirt freshman year, he did see some playing time, appearing in nine games as the Crimson Tide finished 10–3. His first collegiate touchdown pass came during the season opener when he connected with wide receiver Julio Jones on a 29-yard pass and he passed for a total of 389 yards and three touchdowns during the season. In his first start in college, he passed for 226 yards and his first road start for Alabama came the following week, as the Tide traveled to State College, Pennsylvania. His performance of 163 yards with no turnovers helped Alabama defeat Penn State 27–11, another solid performance, alongside running back Trent Richardson, helped him get a victory in his first SEC start, a 38–14 win versus No.14 Arkansas. During the course of his season, McCarron led an 11–1 overall record during the regular season. Alabamas only loss of the season came during a 6–9 overtime defeat at the hands of #1-ranked LSU, during the game, he completed 16-of-28 passes for 199 yards with one interception. By remaining unbeaten during the rest of the season, Alabama again met LSU at the Superdome for the national championship. His performance of 234 yards passing earned him Offensive Player of the Game in a 21–0 rout of the Tigers, during his first season as starting quarterback, he passed for a total of 2,634 yards with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions and a BCS National Championship. McCarron had a start in his second year as starting quarterback for Alabama as the Tide started off the season with a 9–0 record

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Riggs Stephenson
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Jackson Riggs Warhorse Stephenson was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed Old Hoss, Stephenson played for the Cleveland Indians from 1921 to 1925, born in Akron, Alabama, Stephenson originally played baseball and football at the University of Alabama before he started his professional baseball career. A natural athlete who excelled in sports, Stephenson had a good reputation at the university. Former University of Alabama president George H. Denny described Riggs as the embodiment of cleanliness, manliness and he was an All-Southern fullback in 1919 and 1920. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869–1919 era team, Stephenson sustained a shoulder injury in a football game in 1920 when he dropped back and was tackled by a pair of linebackers. His injury to his shoulder was so bad that he had to end his football career as a quarterback. His throwing problems made it difficult for him to turn double plays, Stephenson quit school at Alabama and immediately made the jump to professional baseball, where he signed with the defending World Series champions Cleveland Indians at the age of 23. Riggs was one of those guys who went straight from college to the big leagues, Stephenson made his major league debut on April 13,1921, and continued to play limitedly during the remainder of the season. His weak arm and throwing difficulties weakened his abilities at second base. However, Riggs hitting compensated for his woes, he hit 17 doubles among his 68 hits during his 65-game season that year. Stephenson batted.330, reaching a mark that he would frequently surpass during the rest of his professional career, the following season, Stephenson made the transition towards playing third base in the middle of the season. In 34 games at third base,25 at second base and he continued to shine at the plate, batting.339 in 86 games, with 24 doubles and 47 runs scored. In 1923, Stephenson was moved back to base and only committed thirteen errors and had a.970 fielding percentage in 66 games. He batted.319 for the season, finishing with 96 hits,20 doubles, Stephenson had limited playing time again in 1924, only playing in 71 games. However, he batted a career-best.371 with 89 hits and he was sent to the outfield the following year, and played only 19 games before being sent back down the minor leagues by the Indians in order to make him a full-time outfielder. During 1925, Riggs was optioned to the Kansas City AA team, in 1926, Cubs manager Joe McCarthy was able to acquire Stephenson to produce one of the hardest hitting outfields of all time. Stephenson again played limitedly with the Cubs, but spent the season at left field. In 1926, he batted.338 with 95 hits in just 82 games, the following season, his seventh in the majors, was the first complete season of his career

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Ken Kavanaugh
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Kenneth William Kavanaugh was an American football player, coach, and scout. He played professionally in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears as an end from 1940 to 1950 and he led the league in receiving touchdowns twice, and is a member of the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team. As of 2016, he is the Bears all-time leader in receiving touchdowns and he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963. Kavanaugh was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and he graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1936. Kavanaugh arrived at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1936, as an end, he was quickly able to fill the void in the offense left by the departure of two-time All-American Gaynell Tinsley. At 6 feet 3 inches, Kavanaugh was a receiver for his time. Bernie Moore, Kavanaughs head coach at LSU, said Kavanaugh was a pass rather than a receiver. He was named to the Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference second alternate team after the 1937 season, in 1938, the AP named him a first-team All-SEC selection, and he was a second-team selection by the United Press. In 1939, in a game against Holy Cross, Kavanaugh caught four passes in the 26–7 win. According to Kavanaugh and teammate Young Bussey, Kavanaugh found four rusty nails on the sideline during the game, the next week against Rice, he found another nail and scored another touchdown to give LSU a 7–0 win. The pattern continued against Loyola and Vanderbilt, as Kavanaugh found two nails before each game and in each scored two touchdowns. A sportswriter for the Baton Rouge Advocate claimed he saw coach Bernie Moore at a local store stocking up on nails before LSUs game against No.1 Tennessee, Kavanaugh failed to score in the game, however, as the Tigers lost 20–0. The Nashville Banner named Kavanaugh co-MVP of the Southeastern Conference for 1939 along with Bob Foxx of Tennessee, Kavanaugh was a consensus All-America selection for the 1939 All-America Team, being named to the team by five of the nine official selectors. He was also awarded the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy by the Washington D. C, touchdown Club as the nations lineman of the year, and finished seventh in Heisman Trophy balloting. After college, Kavanaugh signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization for $300 a month. He later signed with the NFLs Chicago Bears after striking a deal with Bears owner George Halas for $300 a game and he played for the Bears during a period in which they were nicknamed the Monsters of the Midway. In the 1940 NFL Championship Game, the Bears defeated the Washington Redskins 73–0, Kavanaugh caught the games only touchdown pass, a 30-yard reception from quarterback Sid Luckman shortly before halftime. The next season, the Bears won the 1941 NFL Championship Game, as they defeated the New York Giants 39–7, the final score in the game was a fumble recovery by Kavanaugh on defense, returning the ball 42 yards for a touchdown

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Bart Starr
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Bryan Bartlett Bart Starr is a former professional American football player and coach. He played quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League from 1956 through 1971, Starr was the only quarterback in history to lead a team to five league championships, before Tom Brady tied the record during the 2016 season. Bart also led his team to victories in two Super Bowls, I and II, as the Packers head coach, he was less successful, compiling a 52–76–3 record from 1975 through 1983. Starr was named the Most Valuable Player of the first two Super Bowls and earned four Pro Bowl selections and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Packers Hall of Fame in 1977. He won the league MVP award in 1966, Starr has the highest postseason passer rating of any quarterback in NFL history and a postseason record of 9–1. His career completion percentage of 57.4 was an NFL best when he retired in 1972, Starr also held the Packers franchise record for games played for 32 years, through the 2003 season. Starr played college football at the University of Alabama and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 17th round of the 1956 NFL draft. Born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, Starrs parents were Benjamin Bryan Starr, a foreman with the state highway department. Starr’s early life was marked by hardships, shortly after the start of World War II, his fathers reserve unit was activated and his was first in the U. S. Army but transferred to the U. S. Air Force for his military career. Starr had a brother, Hilton E. Bubbly Starr. In 1946, Bubbly stepped on a dog bone while playing in the yard, Starr’s relationship with his father deteriorated after Hilton’s passing. He was a child who rarely showed his emotions and his father pushed Starr to develop more of a mean streak. Starr attended Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, and tried out for the team in his sophomore year. His father gave him the option of playing football or working in the family garden, in his junior year, the starting quarterback broke his leg and Starr became the starter. He led Lanier to an undefeated season, in his senior season, Starr was named all-state and All-American, and received college scholarship offers from universities across the country. He seriously considered the University of Kentucky, coached by Bear Bryant, Starrs high school sweetheart, Cherry Louise Morton, was planning to attend Auburn and Starr wished to attend a college close to her. Starr changed his mind and committed to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, as the Korean War was fought during Starr’s freshman year, the Southeastern Conference – of which Alabama is a part – allowed freshmen to play varsity ball. Starr did not start for Alabama his freshman year, but did play enough minutes to earn a varsity letter and his high point of the season was in the Orange Bowl, where in quarterback relief he completed eight of 12 passes for 93 yards and a touchdown

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Luke Sewell
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James Luther Sewell was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and he was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of his era. He was linked to the Cleveland Indians because his brother Joe Sewell became their shortstop in 1920. When Indians scout Patsy Flaherty signed Sewell, he insisted that he play as a catcher. He began the 1921 season with the Columbus Senators in the American Association but, after only 17 minor league games, Sewell served as a reserve catcher, working behind Steve ONeill until the 1923 season when ONeill was injured in an auto accident. Sewell eventually took over as the Indians number one catcher in the 1926 season and he finished the year with only a.238 batting average but, led the American League catchers with 91 assists. In 1927, Sewell had a year, hitting for a career-high.294 batting average with 27 doubles,53 runs batted in. Sewell questioned Babe Ruths integrity in a game on June 11,1927 and he demanded that umpires check Ruths bat after he clouted two straight home runs off Garland Buckeye. Although he led the leagues catchers with 20 errors, he led the league with 119 assists and 71 baserunners caught stealing. Despite the fact that the Indians finished the season in sixth place, in 1928, he once again led the leagues catchers with 117 assists and 60 baserunners caught stealing and ranked twelfth in voting for the 1928 American League Most Valuable Player Award. In 1933, Sewell was traded to the Washington Senators for catcher Roy Spencer, during a September game against the Yankees, Sewell made an odd double play. Lou Gehrig and Dixie Walker were on base when, Tony Lazzeri hit a ball to right field. Gehrig hesitated as he waited to see if the ball might be caught, Sewell received the throw from the outfield and tagged both runners out with one sweeping motion. Cronin credited Sewell as a factor in helping the Senators pitching staff. The Senators eventually lost to the New York Giants in the 1933 World Series, in what would be his only postseason appearance, Sewell posted a.176 batting average, with one stolen base, one run scored, and one run batted in during the five-game series. Sewell began the 1934 season with an injury and didnt play his first game until June 13. Two weeks later, he was struck in the head and knocked unconscious by a pitch thrown by St. Louis Browns pitcher, Sewell ended the season with a.237 batting average. In January 1935, Sewell was traded to the St. Louis Browns, the Browns promptly traded him to the Chicago White Sox on the very same day

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Pooley Hubert
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Allison Thomas Stanislaus Pooley Hubert was one of the Souths greatest American football players. Coach Wade called him one of the greatest football players of all time. He later became the football and basketball coach at the University of Southern Mississippi. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964, Pooley dropped out of high school to fight in World War I. He earned a scholarship to play football at Princeton University but arrived too late for the entrance exams and he tried a few other schools including Georgia Tech before ultimately enrolling at the University of Alabama as a 20-year-old freshman. Pooley initially played tackle in college, but was put in the backfield where he excelled at fullback and quarterback. In those days of football, players played on both offense, defense, and special teams. Not only was Hubert his teams best passer, he was called the greatest defensive back of all time. He stood 510 and 190 pounds, in six different games he scored at least three touchdowns, and had 35 in all. Zipp Newman wrote No player deserves more credit for getting Alabama started up the ladder than Hubert—a football coach on the field and he wasnt fast, but he could pass, punt, buck for short yardage, and inspired his teammates. There have been few field generals in Pooleys class, herman Stegeman remarked that with Hubert in the game Alabama had the advantage another team would have by a coach on the field of play. Pooley was captain of the 1924 team which netted Alabamas first conference championship and it suffered a lone upset to Herb Covington-led Centre. Hubert scored in the 14–0 win over Sewanee, in the 20–0 win over Furman, Hubert scored twice, once on a 4-yard run and next on a 35-yard off-tackle run. He threw two touchdowns in the win over Georgia to secure the conference, at years end Hubert was chosen for the composite All-Southern team. Hubert played a key role in helping Alabama win the 1925 national championship, in the 7–0 win over Georgia Tech, the alumni recalled Hubert played the greatest game of his career and was called the greatest defensive back ever to appear on Grant Field. Johnny Mack Brown returned a punt for the touchdown. Hubert also passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in a 34–0 win against Florida, at years end he was selected All-Southern. The climax of his career was the final game, defeating Wildcat Wilson-led Washington, 20–19